Stag - Vol. 01, No. 11 - March 15, 1950

              Vol. I-No. 11 Published By Students Of Fairfield University
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March 15, 1950
Glee Club WOWS Audiences
In Recent State Concerts
Conversing at the K.X. Father-Son Night are Dean Fitz­gerald.
Father Ford and Father Walsh.
Highlighting the evening was
an address by the Reverend
John C. Ford, S.J., on alco­holism.
Introduced by Rever­end
James Walsh, S.J., moder­ator
of the Knights of Xavier,
Father Ford explained his in­terest
in his subject and the ex­perience
he has had in the field.
"An alcoholic," stated Father
Ford, "is one who cannot stop
drinking without outside help,"
be it medical, psychiatric, fam­ily
or religious. The vastness
of the problem was made clear
when Father Ford explained
that there are 65 million people
in the U.S. who used liquor to
some extent. Of these, 4 million
are heavy drinkers, and of this
group, 1 million are strict alco­holics.
"Alcoholism is a disease and
a moral problem . . . a triple
disease of the body, the mind
and the soul," he stated. Father
Ford outlined just what he
meant by a triple disease. It
was a disease of the body for
which scientists and aoctors
have as yet not found any
physiological basis. As a disease
of the mind, he pointed out that
those afflicted were not "crazy,"
but agreed that all possess the
compulsion to drink. Excessive
land deliberate drinking is in it­self
morally wrong, he con-
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J. Ford, S. J., Speaker At
K. X. First Father-Son Night
If attendance and enthusiasm are criteria of suc­cess,
the Father-Son night held on the campus Wednes­day,
March 8, 1950, was successful beyond a doubt.
Sponsored by the Knights of Xavier and under the
chairmanship of Raymond Rossamondo, the event seems
destined to become one of the traditions of the college.
Approximately 300 persons attended and shared in the
congenial atmosphere of guests, faculty, fathers and
sons.
NFCCS Conducts
Drive For Books,
Clothes For Needy
Fred Tartaro, chairman of
the National Federation of
Catholic College Students at
Fairfield University, has issued
an appeal to Fairfield Univer­sity
students for contributions
of books or clothing for distri­bution
among needy persons
overseas. The contributions will
be distributed by field repre­sentatives
of the War Relief
Services.
The Student Relief Campaign
is conducted in most of the na­tion's
Catholic Colleges yearly.
Last year .the total contribution
to this relief by American
Catholic Colleges was $359,901,
of whic·h $197,545 was cash,
while food, books, and clothing
valued at $162,356 made up the
remainder.
Any good literary books, or
old, yet usable wearing apparel
are eagerly sought by the Fed­eration.
What may be of seem­ingly
little value to us might be
prized highly by some needy
person in war-torn areas.
This drive will be conducted
until the end of this school year.
The place of storage for all con­tributions
will be posted by Mr.
Tartaro a·t a later date.
Budenz Outlines
Plan To Combat
COJnnlunisn No~v
Stating that the United States
is the only force that stands be­tween
Soviet Communist Russia
and world domination, Mr.
Louis Budenz, the second lec­turer
in the current Bellarmine
series, outlined a three point
program which he believed
necessary for us to follow if the
United Staltes is to defeat Soviet
Communism.
We must first extend our
intensity of prayer. Secondly,
we must exercise our citizenship
more intensely. Finally, we
should gain a better knowledge
of Communism to be ,able to
recognize it and ferret it out
wherever we may find it.
Mr. Budenz pointed out that
in the International meeting of
the Communist Party at Moscow
in 1935, the words, "To achieve
the World October," were adopt­ed
as a universal slogan for all
Communists. It was domination
of all nations by force and vio­lence.
Thus the ultimate aim of
Communism is in black and
white for all to see.
All Communists, continued
Mr. Budenz, are the same,
whether they be Russian, Chi­nese
or American. Mao Tse-tung,
the present 'head of the Com­munist
government in China, is
just as much a Communist as
the man in the Kremlin. The
Communist Party in America is
working just as hard for the
overthrow of America .as are the
members of the Politburo. Mr.
Budenz stressed the adherence
of all Communists everywhere
to the doctrine of the "Infalli­bility"
of the Party leader,
Joseph Stalin.
In conclusion Mr. Budenz said
the answer to the question
"Can the United States defeat
Soviet Communism" rests en­tirely
with the people of
America.
Mr. Donnarluuma
Speaks At Public
Affairs Meeting
Addressing an attentive audi­ence
of 30 members and guests
of the Public Affairs Club on
Tuesday, March 7, Mr. Carmen
Donnarumma, Fairfield Univer­sity
professor of History, urged
his listeners to take a more
active stand in the fight against
Communism. "Force is the only
thing Communists understand,"
he declared, "and the sooner we
realize that, the easier it will be
for us to combat them effective­ly."
In his speech, entitled "Com­munism,
This Is What I ~now
About Lt," Mr. Donnarumma
stressed that the Communists are
pledged to world-wide revolu­tion
through violence and were
only stopped in 1945 by non­possession
of the atom bomb. He
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Condolences are offered to
Reverend John Donnelly.
S.J.. on the recent death of
his mother.
Connell To Serve
As Chairman For
Frosh-Soph Prom
JOHN J. CONNELL
John Connell, Class of '52,
was selected chairman of the
Freshm'an-Sophomore Prom on
Friday, May" 5, 1950 at the Ritz
ballroom. The selection was
made by the Freshman and
Sophomore members of the
Student Council. Connell was
very active in social events
while attending Fairfield Pre­paratory
School, and while
there served on several dance
committees.
From the questionaires issued
to Freshmen and Sophomores, a
fairly accurate estimate of .the
number of students who will at­tend
the Prom was received. In
the two hundred and fifty ques­tionaire
returns, approximately
seventy-five percent of the
students expressed .the intention
of attending, and a vast major­ity
were in favor of the quoted
price of four to five dollars for
the bid. No orchestra has been
contracted to playas yet.
Chairman Connell will have
three sub-committees in prepar­ing
the Prom, consisting of de­coration,
publicity, and bid
committees. Anyone 'interested
in serving on them should con­,
tact Mr. Connell. Notice will be
posted on the bulletin board of
the time and place for applica­tion.
Since the Junior Prom will be
held at the New Haven Lawn
Club the same evening, Mr.
Connell expressed the hope
that the Freshmen and Sopho­mores
will support their Prom
to make it as successful as the
Juniors'.
Backstage episodes of the An­sonia
and Waterbury Concerts of
the touring University Glee Club
showed evident contrasts in hu­man
nature. The usual first night
nervousness and anxiety could
be detected in all the members,
but especially the soloists. Tenor
Ed Caldwell forestalled his an­ticipated
tenseness by schedul­ing
the number, "If I Could Tell
You," which is rapidly becoming
his trademark. Obviously, the
planning was effective for his
high notes were relaxed and his
rendition of the Firestone
melody was well received by the
audience.
The Waterbury audience was
especially receptive to the Glee
Club selections. Their resound­ing
applause had a singular psy­chological
effect on the members
who produced one of their most
successful concerts. Soloist Rudy
Ross was called upon to play an
impromptu second encore which
he performed with his usual
brilliance. To show their appre­ciation,
the Waterbury Club
piano movers managed to push
Ross' stool under the off-stage
shrubbery after his performance.
For the rest of the night, Rudy
was "haloed" by the decorative
foliage.
The Campus Minstrels added
the necessary touch of humor to
the concert when they parodied
"Rigolleto" and "Coming thro'
the Rye." Verdi's immortal· li­bretto
was ignored for more pic­turesque
lyrics. The line, "she's
a very decided blonde, you see,
she decided it all herself," from
the Travesty, "Comin' thro' the
Rye," was the most humorous
from that score. Featured in this
octet was George Keane, who
also thrilled the audience with
his solo, "Play Gypsies, Dance
Gypsies."
The first part of the program
was so successful that the Club
sang an encore of "Shortnin'
Bread" which accounted for the
lofty mien of the members. One
student, slightly dazed by his
own performance, g l' e e ted
Freshman Tom Bepko with the
unforgiveable faux pas of "Hello,
Frank."
The highlight of the evening
was the premier performance of
the University alma mater, "The
Red Stag."
The Fairfield Stags
will journey to Wor­cester,
Mass., on Sat­urday,
'March 18. The
Holy Cross basketball
team will provide the
opposition in this first
post-season Jesuit in­tercollegiate
rivalry.
The game will be play­ed
at the Worcester
auditorium.
Page 2 THE STAG March 15. 1950
The Student Counselor
Mr. Donnarumma
(Continued from Page 1)
Gro'wing Up
In Christ
Paul's Zeal for Souls: "But I
most gladly will spend and be
spent myself for your souls: al­though
loving you more, I be
loved less." (Second Letter to
the Corinthians: 12, 15)
Xavier's Zeal: "About sixty
leagues beyond Molucca is a
country called the land of the
Moor . . . I am going to this
country to provide for the sal­vation
of so many souls. I am
persuaded that I ought, even at
the peril of my life, to snatch
their souls from destruction. I
am resolved to give spiritual
help to them, exposing myself
to all dangers of death, putting
all my confidence and hope in
our Lord in the desire to con­form
myself as much as I can to
the words of Christ, Our Re­deemer
and Lord, who said, 'He
that shall save his life shall lose
it, and he that shall lose his life
for My sake shall find it.' " (Let­ter
to the Fathers: May, 1546)
An Appeal to Your Zeal: "We
wish to ask a favor of you.
W 0 u I d you save cancelled
stamps. both foreign and domes­tic,
for our Mission Stamp Bu­reau?
"The effort taken to collect
stamps is little. But the results
are amazing. During the past
year, the aid the Stamp Bureau
has been able to give the Mis­sionaries
in Jamaica, Iraq and
Japan is almost three tiines as
much as the previous year ...
"In saving stamps you win
grace for yourself by a work of
Catholic Action and help us to
support the priests and brothers
in the front lines of Christ's
Kingdom. The Missionary Mind
of Christ undoubtedly values
your efforts and the efforts of
the seminarians here who spend
their time of recreation to sort
and mount stamps that friends
send us. (Letter to the students
of Fairfield University from the
Mission Stamp Bureau, Weston
College, Weston, Massachusetts.)
N.B. A Stamp-Saving-Box will .
be placed in the Reading Room
of the Library on the Circulation
Desk next week for your can­celled
stamps. foreign and do­mestic.
Condolences are offered to
Francis Campion. '51, on the
recent death of his father.
Ryan 1'0 Be Me
Of Junior Smoker
John Gorman, chairman of the
Smoker committee for Junior
week, has announced that Wil­liam
Ryan, '51 will serve as the
master of ceremonies for the
evening's entertainment, which
to date has been kept a deep
secret. Although the chairman
declined to comment on the eve­ning's
activities, it has been
rumored that some fantastic pro- stated that Americans were too
ductions are being planned. easy going to understand the
On the financial side, chair- lengths the Communists will go
man Vin Bartelmo, who is keep- .to achieve their aim. He related
ing track of the greenbacks, an- several instances of recorded
nouncpd that a "Pay-as-you-go" brutality in this country directly
plan hilS been introduced, to attributable to their actions.
make the junior week festivities Mr. Donnarumma, who has
easier on the purse. Anyone received state-wide recognition
of the several members of the as an authority on Communists
committee will be willing to and their tactics, described the
take your payments, no matter extent of their infiltration into
how small, at any time. public opinion groups, intelli-
No sooner was the announce- gence units, transportational
ment made, when Joe Dempsey, and communicational groups
a man of great foresight, col- and scientific organizations in
lared said chairman Bartelmo, their attempts to strike at us
and planked down 12 bank from within.
notes, covering the entire cost The time has come, he feels,
of the junior. week festivities. for the intelligent C,atholic to
Bartelmo, In a later statement, do his utmost to counteract sub­added
that If for any unforseen 'versive elements by a three-fold
reason, a student should ~e u~- positive program. More students
able to attend the affaIr, hIS . . .
money will be cheerfully re- s~'lOuld serIously consIder poll.
funded. hcs. as car~er.. Others should ex-
Members of Bartelmo's com- erClse th~Ir mfluence to warn
mittee of revenue collectors in- the PUb~IC of the dangers of
clude Robert Kelly, Michael Le- Commulllsm. Aibove all, every­vinsky
Vincent Nemergut and one should be on the alert for
James 'Burns. 'the first signs of red activity in
their community.
A lively question and answer
period followed the formal talk.
John Reynaud, president of ,the
Public Affairs Club, 'introduced
the speaker.
At last week's meeting, several
important items were discussed.
The council unanimously voted
against a motion to abolish the
Athletic Committee of the Coun­cil.
The question of its necessity
was introduced to the council
by the president of the Athletic
Association.
A mot ion to determine
whether or not the council
would undertake the task of
having a blotter made to raise
more money for the treasury of
the council was tabled. The
president of the Junior Class
opposed' the measure, fearing
that it may prove detrimental
to the yearbook.
Paul' McCarthy announced
that the. Park Appliance Com­pany
of Hartford donated the
ash-trays now in use in the cafe­teria.
The council meeting of Feb­ruary
28 marked the second ap­pearance
nf the Very Reverend
James H. Dolan, S.J., Rector of
the University, at a Student
Council meeting. Father Rector
taked freely and informally to
the Council for more than an
hour.
The main point of his talk
stemmed about the term "school
spirit." He showed clearly that
it was in every Fairfield student,
but had to be drawn out. He
stated directly that it was up to
the council and the students
themselves to bring out the
spirit. The rector also touched
on such specific problems as the
athletic team, Student Activities
fee and his appointment as Vice­Provincial
of New England.
Preceding the Rector's appear­ance,
James Gibson, '53, took his
seat at the council follo'wing his
selection by the Freshmen mem­bers.
Letter To Editor StudentCouncilNotes
James Evrard
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
PHOTOGRAPHY
John Malakie and Francis McGould­rick
Editor EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT
Birge. Francis Prior Editor
William Scanlon, Richard Maher
George
NEWS DEPARTMENT
SPORTS DEPARTMENT
.Give 'The Other Guy A Break
Father-Son Night
(Continued from Page 1)
George Garofalo. Nicholas Rosa
FRANCIS A. MALYSZKA
To the Editor:
At a cafeteria bridge game on
the fifteenth of February it was
agreed that the editorial of the
current Stag, Hollywood and De-terioration,
was, like all STAG
Published every other Wednesday at Fairfield, Connecticut editorials, sophomoric. Then, in
Editor-in-chief the March first issue of THE
STAG, there appeared, at the
bottom of the editorial column,
a short paragraph entitled Opin­ions
in Writing which said sev­eral
students had been "highly
indignant at the obviously radi­cal
thinking" found in the pre­vious
editorial, and criticised
them for not putting their opin­ions
in writing.
The first editorial is not, in
itself, worth a reply. In com­bination
with Opinions in Writ­ing.
it should be ignored. I would
do so except for the fact that
editors always misinterpret si­lence
as acquiessence to their
decrees, rather than what it
sometimes is . . . an indication
of the puerility and worthless­ness
of their statements.
You want to make a bet? I'll bet that if someone In Opinions in Writing, please
in school ap'pointed a committee for any activity what- note the words "highly indig­nant"
and "obviously radical
soever, the same names would appear on the list as thinking." Highly amused? Yes.
those which have appeared over and over in the past. Somewhat concerned? Yes, but
d ? not indignant . . . not justly
Haven't you notice it. angered or scornful, as the word
I do not, by any means, wish to take away any means. Come, come, gentlemen,
credit from those who do, and have served in such a the same line, tone, even the
same words are scattered
capacity. However, those in a position to appoint com- throughout every Catholic peri-mittee
members should consider those who, although odical published in the country.
l It No, the editorial is not "radical." never before appointed, do have at east some a ent It is not original, nor is it even
talent, and who, by their clearly manifested interest, written well; it is repetitious,
are qualified to serve. uninspired, and close to plagiar-ism.
Undoubtedly had the au­There
are nume:r:ous students' in school who, if thor had more time, his work
asked would be more than alad to work in any way for would not have shown such evi-
. ' . h 10 I'll b h h l' dence of bad taste,. of lack of fa- the mterests of theIr sc 00.. et t at t ere are a so. miliarity with his subject, and
those who are tired of being on every other committee of the more serious lack of qual­formed.
It just doesn't add up. ification .to write critically about
the mOVIes from a moral or ar­Those
of you who are concerned: Please give it a tistic standpoint.
thought. Give everybody a chance to show their spirit Had he been inform.ed, he
and interest. And while you're at it aive yourselves ";V0uld have r~ad the reVIews of
.' 0 , 'Under CaprIcorn," apparently
and those who have served on commIttees, a pat on the the inspiration for his editorial,
pack for many jobs, thus far, well done. and would have ignored the pic­ture.
"The Lady Takes a Sailor,"
are "strangers in our own starring Jane Wyman, was criti-school,"
since the greater por- cised by. our "critic" who said,
tion of our students commute "This picture would be suitable
tinued, and with it, moral stand- daily between home and for Danny Kaye, but it is far be-ards
go; "God goes out the win- low the dignity of an actress of
dow," and finally, self-respect classes. JaneWyman's stature." We grant
itself is lost. The Glee Club, under the di- Mr. Kaye I'S a comedl'anof re-rection
of Mr. Simon Harak and markable talent, but even he
Father Ford commended ,the accompanied by Rudy Ross, could not successfully play Jane
work done by the Alcoholics Wyman's part in this picture. As
Anonymous with its 12 steps of opened the program with three for "d.lgm.ty,', is it undignified
self-discipline. Since the process selections from the Rodgers and to have a lI'ttle fun, t 0 t ry some-
Hammerstein production "South thing different, to try to avoid
of rehabili1:ation is moral and Pacific," "Some Enchpnted Eve- being cast as a deaf-mute (as in
spiritual, Father Ford, pointed ning," "Bali Ha'i" and "Younger "Johnny Belinda") or its like for
out that the problem and dis- Than Springtime." The Campus the rest of one's film career?
ease must be moral and spirit- Minstrels f1011owed. with the As "superior actors" our critic
ual. A question period was con- well received renditions of "The mentions "Gable, Davis, Laugh­ducted
and the response indi. Rigoletto Quartet" and "Comin' ton, Tracy ..." 'and refers to
cated how well Father Ford's Through the Rye." Orson Welles as "the prize ham"
talk was received by the in- Father Walsh welcomed those who, among others, is out of
terest I'n t,he problem. F~,ther h place in Hollywood. a rs 0 n ~ present and introduced t e dean W
Ford conc'luded hI's dI'sCU'ssl'on by and acting rector of the univer- f elltes, hAowever, has done more
sayI'ng the pOI'nt of his talk was sity, Reverend W. Edmund Fitz- o11r fhe merican theadtre bthan
to be able to recognize a large a our actors name a ove,
Gerald, S.J. Dean FitzGerald giving us Julius Caesar. The
social problem and to know how in turn welcome,! the group and Cradle will Rock. and Citizen
to deal with it, and thus give expressed the sincere wishes Kane. for examp1e.
renewed hope to the alcoholic and regrets for the rector of the
for whose problem the final so- university, Reverend James H. "The public is" not "fed up"
lution lies in the gI'Jace of God. DISJ h bl with musical comedies, the Ab-o
an, .., w 0 was una e to bott and Costello routine, or
The evening began with a attend. Cecil B. DeMille productions. It
tour of Xavier Hall, its class The musical program w,as re- hums the tunes from trite mu­rooms,
laboratories and cafe- sumed after Father Ford's talk sical comedies and laughs at the
1:eria. Faculty members were and consisted of the spiritual, Abbot and Costello routine. And
present to give information and "De Animals A" Comin" and the returns from Cecil B. De­explain
the laboratory appa- solos by Ed ·Caldwell and Mille productions speak for their
ratus ,and specimens. George Keane. The Glee ClUb's popularity among the people.
The opening address of the concluding number was the Sincerely,
program was made by Harry rhy,thmic spiri1:ual "Dry Bones." W. C.. Ryan
Costello, president of the At the conclusion of the enter- Junior C
Knights of Xavier, who stated 1:ainment, refreshments and Ed. Note--'--This criticism (?) and
,that the affa.ir was an attempt smokes were served at the rear' any other letter are wel­to
overcome the fact that we of the ,auditorium. come, provided they are signed.
John McNamara Editor
Daniel Cuddy, Bernard Mallon, BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
Francis \Voods, Walter Lee. Paul Sul- Alfred Bown Manager
livan. Thomas Flaherty. George IWilliam McGrath. Vincent Vogel
Dirgo MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT
FEATURE DEPARTMENT James. Gibson, William Schlenk
Cha'rles Black Editor
George Keane
Bernard Beglane.
Eman uel Macchia
Marcb 15, 1950 THE STAG Page 3
ALA
General Repairs
& Towing
AAA
One week ago Friday, at 9:00
p.m., the Stags took the floor at
the Armory for the last time
this year. The betting odds were
anywhere from five to ten points
against them, they were winding
up a poor season, and their op­ponents
were highly confident.
Two periods later, the scene was
quite a different one, since Fair­field
led by 24-22 by virtue of
Joe Kraynick's neat set in the
final seconds of the half. The
third period was back and forth
all the way. The final period
finally saw the bettors relax as
Bridgeport had piled up an eight
point lead as the clock indi­cated
three minutes to go. De­spite
two foul shots, it was still
a six point difference as the final
buzzer sounded. However, the
ref's whistle also sounded just
before the buzzer, and Jack Mul­lady
stepped to the line to take
two. The financial future ofnot
a few Fairfield fellows fluctuated
on a nne fettle. Swish? Swish.
Second? Same ... Saved!
Another angle which inter­ested
a few was the statistical
approach. Looking at the figures
we find that F.U. had 18 field
goals, U.B. had 18. The conclus­ion
is obvious, the fouls decided
it. The Knights made 22 out of
26, and the Stags 18 out of 20.
Some of the decisions were close,
and some on either side would
have it that they were unfair.
Not to us, however, is the opin­ion
attributable. It is our per­sonal
opinion that it was so
close all the way that it could
have gone to one team or the
other. When you support one
team, though, you don't like to
see it go to the other.
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Religious Articles
and
According to an excellent au­thority,
(myself) we are about
to receive consolation. The
weeping and gnashing of basket­ball
fan's teeth still resounds in
our ears. But 10, a star on the
horizon. The track team, old
(oldest) standby, is looking good.
The turnout for the team is good,
although you are still needed,
and talent is being slowly un­covered.
In view of this fact, and in ac­cordance
with official commen­dation,
then, each week, a
"Track Man of the Week," will
be chosen. The choice will be
based first on effort, and then
on progress, promise, and abil­ity.
The first "Track Man of the
Week, is Edward Dowling, '52
To those who know, Ed Dowling
has so far shown the greatest
amount of interest (he hasn't
missed practice yet) and he is
showing promise.
Ed graduated from Chaminade
High School in Mineola, N.Y. In
high school he did not run. Last
year, though, Ed started off his
track career with an enviable
burst. Through constant practice
he turned out to be our best
half-mileI'. And he's not through
yet. This year he will again be
seen in the half-mile run, and
he is currently considering the
two-mile jaunt as an extra added
attraction. And why does he
bother with track? As t.le said,
"I like to run. I get a big kick
out of it."
There's an interesting twist to
Ed's story. He isn't a spectacular
runner. He isn't thin, or any­thing,
but he is mighty cautious
on windy days. Many of you, on
seeing him would say, "Why I
could beat him any old. time."
Well why don't a few of you
try it. I'm taking bets.
James A. Evrard, '51
Bill Lynch presents the awards to Tony Fattibene
and Rocky Forte, winner and runner-up, respectively,
in the 1950 Ping-Pong Tournament. Tony received a
trophy and Rocky, a tie clasp. The awards were made
by the Athletic Association, sponsors of this year's
tournament.
Mullady Is On
Teachers' Team
1260 MAIN STREET
Opp. Stratfield Hotel
TEL. 5-4123
For Prescriptions
T·he sports depaI1tment re­ceived
a letter last Friday from
the Laurel Leaf, New Haven
State Teachers' student publi­cation,
announcing their selec­tion
of an "Opponent's All Star
Team." Included in this list of
the nine best players who faced
the Educartors, was our own
Jack Mullady.
Five feet ten inches of a
scrappy ball player, Jack has
had a good season. He has aver­aged
9.9 points a game, and
netted 22 against the Teachers.
Mullady is a junior at Fair­field,
coming here after serving
Uncle Sam in the Navy. He is
originally from Hartford, where
he attended public high school,
and played three years of var­sity
ball. While at Great Lakes
and Richmond, naval training
centers, he also played with
service clubs. This experience
has helped make him a main­stay
of the Stags.
Also on the team were Hustek
and Stanton of U.B., and Wood­house
of Hillyer.
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With Old Man Winter loosen­ing
his icy grip, the F'airfield
Intramural1tes return to their
basketball tournaments. Compe­tition
ceased in the early part
of December because of the bad
weather conditions. This time
though, they are determined to
complete basketball before the
softball tournament starts.
Reverend Gerald Kinsella,
S.J., busy coaching the track
team, has named Bill McGrath
and Fred Haefferen as his assist­ants.
Their job will be to set up
the schedule, -referee, and post
the results for all the games.
Their job will not be an easy
one, but Father Kinsella is con­fident
they can handle it.
Bill McGrath has stated that
no more entries will be accepted
for basketball because the
schedule has already been se_
lected. He said that eight teams
are slated to play. Each team
will play seven games, over a
two and one half week period.
The finals will be played by the
winning teams of each class.
They will then play a series
with one another and the
method of elimination will de­termine
the champs. Prizes will
be awarded to each member of
the winning team.
The softball tournament is
scheduled to start the first week
in April. All those interested in
playing soiitball are urged to see
Father Kinsella at their earliest
convenience. A large turnout is
expected, ,and the final date for
entries to be registered may be
earlier than planned a,t present.
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Coach Nconan imparts a few words of wisdom to
Joe "Rocks," Sully, Kehoe and Mullady during a break
in the Bridgeport game, as Joe Miko looks for any
possible D.B. spies.
Sports Slants By Bernie Beglane Intramurals Begin
----------1In Basketball, Many
For the second straight year, Jack Moffett and Joe Miko. The G Ud
Joe Kehoe, versatile member of former, in 20 games, averaged ames n erway the varsity basketball team, 8.6 points as he put 68 goals and
paced the offensive attack of the 36 fouls through the hoop for a
Red Stags. Playing in all twenty total of 172 points. Moffett, the
games, Kehoe registered 223 cap a b 1e set-shot specialist,
points for an average of 11.2 amassed a total of 141 points on
poi.nts per encounter. He reach- 60 goals and 20 fouls for a nine­ed
the figure through 86 goals teen game average of 7.5. Jump­and
51 foul shots. Joe was also ing Joe Miko, connecting for 54
top man in scoring from the foul goals and 20 fouls, compiled a
line, registering his 51 shots on total of 128 points for a 6.8 av-
71 attemots for a mark of .718. erage in 19 contests.
Trailin""g Kehoe was Captain As for the team, the Stags
Jack Sullivan, the agile, hard scored 468 goals and 256 fouls
fighting guard. Jack, held out of for a total of 1,192 markers, giv­action
in two games because of ing an average of 59.6 points per
injury, tallied 211 points on 85 game. From the foul line, the
field goals and 41 foul shots. His "Men in Red" had a percentage
average of 11.7 points per game of .555 and committed 445 fouls
was tops on the team. An indi- for an average of 22.3 fouls per
cation of his aggressive type of game. Our opponents registered
play might be told in the 68 per- 485 goals and 323 fouls for a
sonal fouls he committed. This mark of 1,393 points, thus aver­figure
made him the top target aging 64.7 points per game. On
for the whistle tooters. the free throw line, they con-
Jack Mullady was next in line nected for a percentage of .612
in offensive play, scoring 178 and they caused the referees to
points on 59 goals and 60 foul blow the whistle 401 times for
shots for an average of 9.9 points personal fouls.
a game. Like Sullivan, Jack Compared to last season, the
missed two games because of season's record of 5 wins and
injuries, and he was second to 15 losses was not as good, but
our fiery captain in committing the offensive punch of the team
fouls, as the referees caught him has gained momentum, and is
66 times. a good indication that "next
Rounding out the first six po- year," as all loyal Dodger rooters
sitions are Joe Regensburger, say, will be the year.
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CHEMISTRY CLUB
Ed Montoni carried the ball
from where Mr. Malloy dropped
it, finishing up the two-part lec­ture
on plastics. The audience
chuckled appreciatively as Mr.
Montoni demonstrated the pe­culiar
properties of a bouncing
putty, and other forms of chem­ical
life rarely seen in captivity.
LIFE IS SHORT COLLEGIANS!!!
By BERNARD MALLON Why not devote it to God as a
BIOLOGY CLUB FRANCISCAN TEACHING BROTHER?
Fr. Wilkie has thrown life- I Th Cl
lines to those too realistic to n e assroom - On The Ball Field
apply for Medical School, in the In Club Activities - At Camp
form of information concerning
other biologicaI and chemical oc- CHRIST and YOUTH need You!
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these alternatives, such as re- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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tional work, require graduate
school training, they do provide
a way to save something out of
a four year Biology course.
Over the protests of the out­of-
town members, the Club
voted to hold its more important
meetings, which would involve
guest speakers andlor movies,
on Friday afternoons, while the
business meetings will still be
held on Mondays.
DIXIELAND CLUB
Bob Walsh has come up with
a truely great plan. Tomorrow,
Thursday, March 16, Rocky
Clark, columnist and disc
jockey, will give a talk here on
the History of American Jazz, as
the guest of the Dixieland Club.
He will also bring along a few I~iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~
of his 10,000 records for the edi-fication
of the masses.
This is really worth looking
into. Watch the bulletin board
for details.
HARTFORD CLUB
A committee has been set up,
under Ralph Mastrangelo for, of
all things, a Glee Club Concert
in Hartford.
Mol' e original, committees
have also been formed for spe­cial
events (picnics, etc.) and in­tramural
sports. The chairmen
of these last are, respectively, I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bud Kelly and Tom Devine. Bill '============== Lynch tells me that the Hart-ford
Club challenges one and all
at ping pong. A. Fattibene has
just joined the Hartford Club.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
925 Post Road. Fairfield
Friday, March 17, four mem­bers
of the Public Affairs Club
along with Reverend Gabriel
Ryan, S.J., moderator, will jour­ney
to the University of Bridge­port
to take part in their second
annual inter-collegiate I.R.C. I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
conference. The general topic for I
discussion is "Russia and the
United States Today."
William Heagney will partici­pate
in the panel discussion
"Can We Avert War?" In anoth~
er panel discussion on the topic
"Is Russia's Sphere of Influence
Dangerous to the U.S." will be
George Birge.
"Is the U.N.O. the Master or IF~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Slave of Russia" will be the topic
for John Daly. John Reynaud
WIll speak on the withdrawal
of the U.S. from Korea.
by Iggie
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Close to the College
As he worked, Minor told the
boys that they were ,ten miles
outside of Waterbury, headed
for Hartford! Between shivers
he said he lived in Terryville,
three miles from the spot, and
had stopped to nap because he
had fallen asleep twice while
driving land was taking no
chances.
The carburetor was cleaned
and reassembled, but when
Steele tried the engine again,
nothing happened. It was, there­fore,
the fuel pump, and though
Minor would have tried to fix
it, it was too cold to work fur_
ther. As he said, "I don't have
to drive home; I'll just stand
still and shake home."
So the boys were stranded
... they thought. But they didn't
realize just what type of man
Minor was. Realizing their pre­dicament,
he offered to drive the
four of them to Stratford, stay
overnight at Steele's house, and
return on Saturday to fix the
pump. No mention was made of
payment for his troubles . . .
he actually enjoyed helping
others.
The five of them got in
Minor's car and drove speedily,
yet carefully home, arriving in
Stratford ,at 4 a.m. Minor drove
the girls home, dropped Black
off, and drove to Steele's -house.
At 8 a.m. Minor wakened Steele
who slept on the living room
sofa, and the two returned to
Terryville ,to fix the car.
If that isn't a tale of coinci­dences,
what is? First, Minor fell
asleep only three miles from
home. Next, Steele's car, ten
miles out on the wrong route,
balked but fifteen feet behind
his parked car. Third, he was a
skilled mechanic, and most im­portant,
he was the type of man
who would drive forty miles to
Stratford instead of three miles
to bed to help a fellow out! He
was "one in a million."
It almost makes one wonder
if it actually was the work of
fate, doesn't it?
There should be more men
like Bob Minor in this world.
Steele and Black will never for­get
him!
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If you want to hear a tale of
coincidence, one of the best is
the experience of Bob Steele and
Chuck Black after the Glee Club
Concert in Waterbury March 3.
Steele was driving, and after
the concert a group of' Stags
went to D'Angelo's, a nice eating
an,d da.:ncing spot outside of
Waterbury. Willis Kelly and
Kurt Martha were there, Jack
Kibbe and John Sacco, Joe Al­tieri
and George Keane, and
many others.
About 1:00 a.m. Steele and
Black and their gals left for
Waterbury to take Bill McGrath
and his date back, and then set
out for Stratford themselves.
Coming through the city, Steele
took what he thought was the
right turn and sped merrily on
his way, until . . . the engine
started to sputter, choke, and
gasp. He rolled to a stop, and
since he had plenty of gas, sur­mised
that water in the gasoline
had frozen.
It was a romantic spot and the
moon was full . . . a perfect
night for June ... but it was
below zero, the wind whistled
unobstructed off a nearby river,
and Steele's party were seem­ingly
miles from help. A few
cars whisked past the boys as
they weighed their woes, but
none offered assistance.
About fifteen feet ahead of
them a '49 Chevrolet was' park­ed,
and as the boys stood won­dering
what to do, it staned up.
Black shouted to the driver, who
immediately stopped and Dffered
his assistance.
Luckily, this good sarrldritan
was Bob Minor, a dri'~er of
midget racers, who km:w all
about engines and carrit:d his
tools in his car. When he 11stened
to the balky engine he t(,id the
boys that it wasn't water 'troub­ling
them, but either thl~ carbu­retor
or fuel pump. Then, while
the boys alternated in holding
the flashlight, Minor started to
tear down the carburetor.
If you've ever worked on one
of those things you know how
tricky they are! But imagine
doing so when the temperature
is below zero, without gloves,
and you can realize Minor's pre­dicament.
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